000 FZNT23 KNHC 101502 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY TRADES WINDS FROM THE TROPICAL ATLC TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AROUND SUNRISE SAT...THEN STALLS AND DISSIPATES FROM 22N60W TO HISPANIOLA TO HONDURAS MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-102130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 20N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WATERS N OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N W OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL W OF 80W. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-102130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 12N E OF 76W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 12N E OF 76W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 10N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-102130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-102130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 10N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 19N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 19N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO SE FLORIDA WILL DRIFT N IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SAT...FROM 27N65W TO HISPANIOLA ON SUN...THEN MOVE SE OF AREA MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. $$ AMZ080-102130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT TONIGHT AND SAT... ...GALE WARNING E AND W OF FRONT SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 30N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 29N WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON